Gary O’Neil has been praising the durability of Craig Dawson ahead of Wolves’ trip to face West Ham on Sunday.
Wolves will be desperate to pick up all three points this weekend when they face a West Ham side who will be reeling from last week’s 5-0 loss to Fulham.
Gary O’Neil will be hoping for three points which would be a massive boost and move Wolves into the race to finish in the top half.
However, it won’t be easy, facing David Moyes’ European Champions is a daunting task for any side given their fine attacking talent.
That being said, 33-year-old Craig Dawson will fancy his chances amid immense form. Now, Dawson has been lauded for his durability by his manager.
O’Neil on Dawson
According to The Mirror, O’Neil is delighted with Dawson despite his age leaving many to believe he’s nearing his end.
“Dawse looks after himself, he’s in great shape. He does everything properly. He’s really low maintenance for a really high output. As a manager, they’re the ones who you can put your hat on every week.
“I’m delighted with how well he’s done and hopefully we can keep him going for some time to come. And he’s giving himself the best chance of doing that. Maybe he’ll sign a seven-year deal and we’ll be rocking him out at Molineux into his 40s.”
Obviously, this comment is tongue and cheek, but it goes to show just how highly he is valued by O’Neil.
Dawson is pivotal for Wolves
Dawson’s importance to the Wolves defence really can’t be understated and his absence highlighted this with Santi Bueno unable to really fill his spot.
Expertly experienced, Dawson guides the rest of the defence so well and his role in the team is likely on which only O’Neil truly understands the full extent of.
Wolves will be extremely keen for Dawson to remain at the club as he has become something of a cult hero for Old Gold.
We all know he will need to be replaced at some point, but right now he’s too good to even consider dropping and therefore, maybe O’Neil has a point in his contract call.